- A psychic cow named Nika has has been predicting FIFA Confederation Cup matches
- The bear was orphaned froma young age and was raised in a Moscow Zoo in a small village
- Nika has correctly predicted one match at the confederations cup but got another wrong
Like many competitions before it, the 2017 Confederations Cup has gotten its own official psychic animal in Nika, the football-mad polar bear.
The orphaned bear is also the official psychic for upcoming 2018 World Cup which will be held in Russia.
Nika, the polar bear
According to PRNewire.com, the Welcome2018 (official tourist platform for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup) received a call from the rescue centre and nursery of Moscow Zoo in a small village 100km outside of Moscow.
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The Zoo wanted to share that they had a rescued polar bear, called Nika, with an uncanny ability to know what was going to happen in the future.
It also noted that since being found as an orphan, she had developed an immense love for playing football.
Nika the Bear's result predictions includes Portugal vs Mexico: Mexico to win and Australia vs Germany: Germany to win.
Mexico played a 2 - 2 draw with Portugal while Germany beat Australia 3 - 2 in their first game.
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This is not the first animal to predict matches in Europe. Recently, a physic cow named Sijtje made headlines around the world after predicting matches in the Europa League and Netherlands.
The cow however failed to correctly predict winner of the Europa League final.
Meanwhile, you can see NAIJ.com's video of the Super Eagles training ahead of the World Cup qualifiers;